Uneasy American Consciences A U S Asset When Budget Is Drafted
A Fresno woman’s $30 conscience payment to the Treasury illustrates how the federal conscience fund has grown since 1811. From Monroe to Eisenhower, the fund has climbed to tens of thousands yearly, shaping expectations for government revenue. The money goes to the general fund, not specified causes, and is often boosted by war era and postwar actions.
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U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
Washington, D. C
White House
Fresno
Calif
Sherman Adams
Treasury Department
Congress
James Monroe
United States
Theca
Conscience Fund
Suburban Office Blocks Charm Menlo Park Neighbors
In Menlo Park California local homeowners admire new country style office buildings by Prudential Magna Engineering and Sunset Magazine. The landscaping mimics a country club and taxpaying value improves the area. Mayor Charles Burgess says they are helpful taxpayers and fit the zone ordinance enacted in 1949. Allstate Insurance moved in December 1950 followed by Lane Publishing.
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Leif
Menlo Park
San Francisco
Charles P
Chuck) Burgess
Redefection drives split refugees in Cold War Europe
Curbs on emigre groups and a Soviet push back home drive redefinection campaigns across Western refugee camps. Incidents include a Munich murder of Walter Karas, Abdul Rachmen Fatalibeyli’s killing, and a Georgian separatist’s December defection, with Polish refugees used to aid Western aims.
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Munich
Germany
Russia
Hamburg
Poland
Europe
Nism
Red
West
France
Ruhr
Belgium
Walter Karas
Radio Liberation
American Committee For Liberation
Abdul Rachmen Fatalibeyli
Soviet
Azerbaijan
Ismailov
Item
S. M. Magakelidze
Georgia
Railroads seek to end price controls in transport fight
Washington reports a major industry clash as railroads push to remove federal regulation and let competition run free among rail, truck, air, and bus segments. Officials debate policy that could reshape pricing, entry, and government oversight across transportation.
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BEM Price Washington
Iron Horse
Congress
Eisenhower
William T. Fariey
Association of American Railroads
Chester Thompson
American Waterways Operators, Inc
Kamikaze Chief Predicts Ram against Russian planes
Tadashi Nakajima, 44, former kamikaze corps commander and current Japan Air Self Defense Force staff colonel, says he would ram a Russian aircraft if attacked with hydrogen or atomic bombs. He notes wartime mindset lingers and faces criticism for promoting a suicide mission. He clarifies he would act alone and not urge others.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Gaunt Tadashi Nakajima
Col
Nakajima
Philippine
Okinawa
Ize
Kublai Khan
Khan
Marianas
Guadalcanal
College Grads Shift Interests
A University of Michigan study shows only 38 percent of graduates work in their major fields outside professional schools. Medical and dental graduates mostly enter related careers, earth science graduates often do not, prompting officials to call for better cross training to align skills with jobs.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Commission On Human Resources and Advanced Training
Girl Run Over by Car Receives Minor Injuries
Eight year old Connie Congle escaped serious harm after being run over by the front wheel as her mother backed from a driveway in Omaha Nebraska. She suffered bruises but was released after treatment following a hospital visit.
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Omaha
Neb
Connie Congle
Tortare
Dust Storm Threatens Albuquerque Residents and Trials of a Vacuum Claim
A garbled report describes a dust storm threat in Albuquerque and mentions attempts at vacuum cleaning schemes. Several individuals who fell for similar claims are noted, with a follow up test showing the method does not work.
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Albuquerque
Jaensi
Uncle Sam expands food gifts amid wartime aid push
A government survey projects 14 percent of federal food donations in the just ending year totaling 14 percent of a 30 June total, with more than three billion pounds in 1939-40 and this year’s aid likely costing over half a billion dollars. Domestic and overseas programs involve Agriculture Department agencies, FOA, and the Defense Department handling surplus stock and school lunch, prisons, and relief distributions.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Federal Treasury
Agriculture Department
Foreign Operations Administration
Defense Department
POA
Hore Vitals
Soviet peace diplomacy shifts from summit to grass roots
The piece notes two levels of Soviet diplomacy. At summits Moscow aims for dramatic global impact. On the ground Soviet emissaries travel Western ports and cities to showcase people-to-people diplomacy with visible projects and public photos, appealing to ordinary citizens.
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Russia
You
Wweest
Au Tourg
Kiel
Hanburg
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